A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020).
A Tersa Sphinx Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/29/2019).
A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/31/2013).
A Tersa Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/22/2014).
A Tersa Sphinx in Charles Co., Maryland (9/12/2015).
A Tersa Sphinx in Charles Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
Tersa Sphinx in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Tersa Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/10/2018).
Tersa Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/12/2022). (c) Katie Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Tersa Sphinx in collected in Russelville, Arkansas (7/29/1990).
A Tersa Sphinx caterpillar in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/28/2018).
Tersa Sphinx in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2013). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Host plants include Poorjoe, Smooth False Buttonweed, Catalpas (Database of World's Lepidopteran Host Plants). In Nebraska Tersa Sphinx larvae have been found on Common Buttonbush (Messenger, 1997).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/26/2013).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/13/2020).
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A Tersa Sphinx Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Tersa Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/29/2019).
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Dave Webb.
A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Worcester Co., Maryland (9/13/2013).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/31/2013).
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Emily Stanley.
A Tersa Sphinx in Harford Co., Maryland (8/22/2014).
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Tea Kesting-Handly.
A Tersa Sphinx in Charles Co., Maryland (9/12/2015).
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Mary B. Hollinger.
A Tersa Sphinx in Charles Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Determined by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.
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Julie Simpson.
Tersa Sphinx in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Tersa Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/10/2018).
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Tersa Sphinx in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/12/2022). (c) Katie Woods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Tersa Sphinx in collected in Russelville, Arkansas (7/29/1990).
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A Tersa Sphinx caterpillar in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/28/2018).
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Tersa Sphinx in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/4/2013). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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Tersa Sphinx caterpillar in Orange Co., Florida (10/28/2012).
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sphingidae |
| Genus: | Xylophanes |
| Species: | X. tersa
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| Xylophanes tersa | |
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Xylophanes tersa, the tersa sphinx, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. It is found from the United States (Massachusetts south to southern Florida, west to Nebraska, New Mexico and southern Arizona), through Mexico, the West Indies and Central America and into parts of South America (including Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil). An occasional stray can be found as far north as Canada.
The larvae feed on Borreria, Catalpa, Manettia, and Pentas species, and Spermacoce glabra, Hamelia patens, Hedyotis nigricans, Heimia salicifolia, Psychotria microdon, Psychotria nervosa, and Inga vera.
Subspecies
[edit]- Xylophanes tersa chaconi De Marmels, Clavijo & Chacín, 1996 (Venezuela)
- Xylophanes tersa tersa
References
[edit]- ^ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
External links
[edit]- Xylophanes tersa tersa. Sphingidae of the Americas.
- Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Tersa Sphinx Xylophanes tersa (Linnaeus, 1771)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
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